Theory of the specific-heat coefficient of a Hume-Rothery alloy

15 May 1981

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B

Vol. 23 (10) , 5628-5631
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.23.5628

Abstract

The coefficient of the linear part of the low-temperature specific heat is calculated for alloys of zinc in copper having three different concentrations. The densities of states are obtained from a parameter-free calculation based on the Korringa-Kohn-Rostocker coherent-potential approximation, and the electron-phonon enhancement factors are estimated from resistivity data. The results of the historically important experiments on this system are reproduced in detail.

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